KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

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17.

 Divorce was made legal, and could be applied by both women and men. Women
could be now trained for jobs, could become artists or run small businesses.
 The Constitution of 1791 began with a Declaration of the Rights of Man and
Citizen. It proclaimed that Freedom of speech and opinion and equality before law
were natural rights of each human being by birth. These could not be taken away.
 Newspapers, pamphlets and printed pictures appeared steadily in the towns of
French. From there, they travelled into the countryside. These publications
described and discussed the events and changes taking place in the country.

18.

 Continuous use of groundwater for tube well irrigation has reduced the water
table below the ground.
 While environmental resources like soil fertility and groundwater are built-up over
many years. So, once destroyed, it is very difficult to restore them.
 Misuse of groundwater is another important factor for lowering of water table.
19.

Final Authority with the People’s Representatives: In a democracy the final decision-
making power must rest with those elected by the people.

 Free and Fair Elections: A democracy must be based on a free and fair elections
where those currently in power have a fair chance of losing.
 One Person, One Vote, One Value: In a democracy, each adult citizen must have
one vote and each vote must have one value.
 Rule of Law and Respect for Rights: A democratic government rules within limits
set by constitutional law and citizen’s rights.

20

In 1917, Lenin declared that the war be brought to an end, land be transferred to the
peasants, and banks be nationalised. These three demands were Lenin’s ‘April Theses’

21.

 Liberals wanted a nation which tolerated all religions.

 Liberals also opposed the uncontrolled power of dynastic rulers. They wanted to
safeguard the rights of individuals against governments.
 They argued for a representative, elected parliamentary government, subject to
laws interpreted by a well-trained judiciary that was independent of rulers and
officials.
 However, they were not ‘democrats’. They did not believe in universal adult
franchise, that is, the right of every citizen to vote. They felt men of property
mainly should have the vote.
 They also did not want the vote for women.

22.

A i
B iii
C iii
D iii

23.

A ii
B ii
C iii
D ii

24.
 A iii
B ii
C iii
D i

25.

A ii
B iii
C ii
D i

26.

A iii
B iii
C ii
D ii

27.

A ii
B ii
C iii
D ii

28.

 India has the longest coastline on the Indian Ocean. This long coastline (7,517
km) has given a tremendous boost to India’s maritime trade. Almost 90% of India’s
international trade is carried on through sea.
 India has this long coastline mainly due to the Deccan peninsula extending into
the Indian Ocean and dividing it into two water bodies, viz., the Arabian Sea and
the Bay of Bengal.
 India’s central location at the head of the Indian Ocean and its long coastline have
much helped in its interaction through the sea. The sea routes passing through the
ocean provide easy connectivity to India with the West and the East.
 India has developed many major ports on its western and the eastern coasts.
Some of them, such as Mumbai, Kochi, Vishakhapatnam etc., have become
centres of India’s flourishing shipping industry.
  This long coastline on the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal has helped India to
establish close maritime contacts in the following ways:
 With West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast.
 With East Asia and the South-east Asia from the eastern coast.

29.

(i) Assembly of the Estates: On 5th May 1789, Louis XVI called together an assembly of
the Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes. Voting in the Estates General in
the past had been conducted according to the principle that each estate had one vote.
This time too, Louis XVI was determined to continue the same practice. But members of
the Third Estate demanded that voting now should be conducted by the assembly as
whole, where each member would have one vote, When the king rejected this proposal,
members of the Third Estate walked out of the assembly in protest.

(ii) National Assembly: The representatives of the Third Estate viewed themselves as
spokesmen for the whole French nation. On 20th June, they assembled in the hall of an
indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles. They declared themselves a National
Assembly, and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that
would limit the powers of the monarch. They were led by Mirabeau and Abbe’ Sieye’s.

(iii) Turmoil in France: While the National Assembly was busy at Versailles drafting the
Constitution, the rest of France seethed with, turmoil. Due to bad harvest, there was
shortage of food, and there was also rumour that bands of brigands were on their way
to destroy the ripe crops. Caught in a frenzy of fear, peasants started attacking nobles.
Under all these circumstances, Louis XVI finally accorded recognition to the National
Assembly

30.

These are the constituencies which are reserved for people who belong to the
Scheduled Castes [SC] and Scheduled Tribes [ST]. In a SC reserved constituency only
someone who belongs to the Scheduled Castes can contest elections. Similarly only
those belonging to the Scheduled Tribes can contest an election from a constituency
reserved for ST.
Importance of reserved constituencies-

 Political equality for weaker sections: Our Constitution entitles every citizen to
elect her/his representative and to be elected as a representative. The
Constitution makers, however, were worried that in an open electoral competition,
certain weaker sections may not stand a good chance to get elected to the Lok
Sabha and the state Legislative Assemblies. They may not have the required
resources, education and contacts to contest and win elections against others.
Those who are influential and resourceful may prevent them from winning
 elections. If that happens, our Parliament and Assemblies would be deprived of
the voice of a significant section of our population. That would make our
democracy: less representative and less democratic. So, the makers of our
Constitution thought of a special system of reserved constituencies for the weaker
sections.
 Gender equality: Indian society is a male dominating society. So to provide them
equal representation one-third of the seats are reserved in rural and urban local
bodies for women candidates.

31.

It is a situation under which worker is ready to work at the prevailing wages but he/she
is unable to find any useful work.

 Disguised unemployment
 Seasonal unemployment
 Structural unemployment
 Technical unemployment

Disguised Unemployment:

 It is a type of unemployment under which people appear to be employed, but

actually they are not.
 It is mostly found in agriculture.
 It is mainly found in rural areas.

Seasonal Unemployment:

 It is a type of unemployment under which workers are employed only for a

particular season.
 It is mostly found in Agro-based industries.
 It is found both in rural as well as urban areas.

32.1

A) SIKKIM 2

B) ARAVALLI 3

C) VINDYANCHAL 1
D) GANGA 4

32.2. A) USA 2

B) WATERLOO 1